Spare-tire case.



P. E. BOWERS.

SPARE TIRE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.1e,1so7,

Patented Mar; 16, 1909.

omen stares rarnnrr EPARE-TIRE CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 1 3, l 98%.

Application filed ()ctober 16, 1907. Serial No. 397,654

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnnson E. Bownes, citizen ofthe United States, residing at New Haven, in the county of. New Haven 4 and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Spare- Tire Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to bee. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the-art to which it. appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to covers or cases for tires and more particularly to the so-called spare tire cases now so extensively used by automobilists to receive the spare shoe :arried onautomobiles and to protect the same from dust and. dirt and the action of the weatl'ier.

The object of my invention is to so construct such a case that it will effectually protect the shoe inclosed therein and prevent the entrance of water to the interior of the shoe and also provide simple and elfective fastening means for securing the cover to the snoe.

To the above ends my invention consists of the improved tire case which. will now be described and claimed.

My invention is illustrated. in the accompanying drawing in Which:--

Figure 1 shows a side view of my improved case as it will appear when in use. Fig. 2 shows an edge view thereof. Fig. 3 shows a sectional view, and F 4 shows an enlarged sectional perspective view.

My improved tire case consists of a partto cover the tread and sides or" the tire, and for the purpose of producing a neat fitting case this part is )referably constructed of the two substantial j circular or ring shaped pieces a and a cut in ring form and of substantially the diameter of the tire or shoe to be inclosed. therein. Those two ring shaped pieces of material a and a are united by a crown strip shoe 6.

a these parts being stitched or otherwise secured together, as shown at of.

Viewing Fig. 4 of the drawing, it will be noted that the parts a, a and a? cover the sides and tread portion of the snare tire or To cover and protect tne rim ortion 11 of the snare tire or shoe, whici is usually provided with an opening b to re ceive the inner tube, 1 have provided the ovcrlapning laps c and c. the liap 0 being stitchcr or otherwise secured at c to the side piece a, and the flap 0 being stitched or otherwise secured to the side piece a. It will benoted that these overlapping flaps are substantially of a width to extend entirely across the rim ortion of the tire or shoe, and in order to 'asten the case thereon the free edge of the fla c is provided with members of a series of hall and socket iastening's d which cooperate with and engage the coi'nplimentary fastening members (1 attached to the flap ,6 along its inner edge or along the line of union of the flap c and the side a. Thus it will be seen that when the case is fastened on the tire or shoe the fastenings (Z will extend around the rim portion and along one edge thereof, and upon the inner surface of the rim portion. In order to effectually prevent the entrance of dust and dirt into the opening I) of the tire or shoe, the inner flap 0 at its inner or freeedge will be provided with a guard flap e, which is cut 1n the form of a ring in the same manner as the sides a and a are cut, its inner diameter being substantially that of the inner diameter of the tire or shoe, and this ring shaped guard e is stitched or otl'ierwise secured at e to the inner edge of the flap 0, so that when the case is placed upon a tire the guard e'will assume the rosition shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing, ying smooth and in a circular forin about one. side of the shoe or tire. Thus it will be noted that before any water, dust or dirt can get into the opening in the tire or shoe it will be necessary for it to ass between the two overlapping tlaps e an e and over the outer edge of the guard c, thence down on the inside of i the guard e and beiie-ath the flap 0, and this will be cilectu ally prevented by reason of the fact that the elasticity of the rim portion of the tire causes a clamping of the guard e at the point 6 against the inner surface of the side a.

It is of course understood that all the parts of the casing are divided at the point so as to permit the introduction of the tire or shoe thercinto, and this joint or opening is cldsed, by tho bandf', and a strap and bucklef Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States i. A cover or casing for spare tires having overlapping flaps extending entirely across flap being provided at its inner edge with a flexible circular guard cut in ring-form exthe r m portion of the tire or shoe, the inner tending at right m les thereto and about the side of the tire emf adjacent to the rim portion thereof, substantially as described.

2. A spare case having overlapping fla ps extending ecrossthe rim portion of the tire and provided with mating ball and socket fastenings, the inner flap hevin at its inner edge a circular guard cut in ring i orm extenddescribe In testimony whereof I efjx my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

FREDSON E. BOWERS. Witnesses:

T. HART ANDERSON, MARY T. KENNEY. 

